LibGuides: Nutrition & Dietetics: Books

Our book collection-- print & electronic

HillCat This link opens in a new window
Our library's catalog of books and ebooks
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
The library's ebook collection (also searchable via the library's regular catalog, HillCat).

Tips for searching HillCat:

Try different keyword combinations
Experiment with the Advanced Search underneath the Search tab to combine ideas
Use the "Narrow your search" and "Related searches" sidebars to find similar items
You'll see ebook results mixed in with print; look for the globe icon and the link to the complete book

Select "Search by-- Subject" and type in nutrition to see a comprehensive list of the books in our collection on that topic. Set the "Sort by" drop-down menu to "Publication date" to view the newer material at the top of the list.

Remember that you need to bring your SHU ID card to check out books from the library.

Nutrition Care Manual & Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual

Nutrition Care Manual This link opens in a new window
Seton Hill's subscription allows five simultaneous users to access the Nutrition Care Manual and the Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual.

Open-Access Books

Human Nutrition (textbook)
A public-domain nutrition textbook from Kansas State
An Introduction to Nutrition (textbook)
Another open-access textbook, this one from Illinois Wesleyan University
Nutrition, Well-Being and Health (book)
"In the present book, rather then trying to give an exhaustive overview on nutritional aspects and their link to well-being and health, selected topics have been chosen, intended to address presently discussed key issues of nutrition for health, presenting a reasonable selection of the manifold topics around diet, well-being, and health: from the antioxidants polyphenols and carotenoids, aroma-active terpenoids, to calcium for bone health, back to traditional Chinese Medicine."
Human Biology - Digestion and Nutrition (Student's Edition) (textbook)
A middle-school/high school level textbook from Stanford University
An Introduction to Nutrition v1.0 (textbook)
"Textbook written by Community College and University faculty for non-majors in Nutrition using science and evidence based nutritional science information."

Beyond Our Collection

Tips for searching WorldCat:

Pay attention to the type of resource (book, dissertation, photo, etc.)
Consider date and currency
Place interlibrary loan requests for items not held at our library

WorldCat Discovery This link opens in a new window
Discovery is a one-search tool that will find books, ebooks, DVDs, and articles from our collection AND beyond it. Some full text materials will also have a direct link in Discovery. Also use it to place interlibrary loan requests!